The major rail services from London, Edinburgh Manchester and Birmingham all run via York or Hull.
A new direct service is now in operation between London and Hull with journey times of approximately 2 ½ hours.
Once at Hull or York the East Riding of Yorkshire is then easily accessible via Northern Rail network.
Planning your journey
Use the following online tools to help plan your journey to the East Riding of Yorkshire:
Northern Rail
The Trainline
National Rail Enquiries
Transpennine Express
Hull Trains
National Express
Average journey times by rail
| Start location |
Time to York |
Time to Hull |
|
Aberdeen
|
5 hrs 08m
|
6hr 47m
|
|
Birmingham
|
2hrs 01m
|
2hr 30m
|
|
Bristol
|
3hrs 45m
|
4hr 14m
|
|
Cardiff
|
4hrs 21m
|
4hr 51m
|
|
Edinburgh
|
2hrs 24m
|
3hr 57m
|
|
Glasgow
|
3hrs 27m
|
5hr 09m
|
|
Leeds
|
0hr 24m
|
0hr 55m
|
|
Liverpool
|
2hr 17m
|
3hr 10m
|
|
London
|
1hr 56m
|
2hr 35m
|
|
Manchester
|
1hr 21m
|
1hr 58m
|
|
Scarborough
|
0hr 52m
|
1hr 35m
|
|
Southampton
|
4hr 22m
|
4hr 55m
|